Home First program deprives some elderly patients of right to apply for long-term car

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OTTAWA — Some seniors are being pushed out of hospital too soon under the province’s Home First policy, says a lawyer who advocates for seniors. “Patient safety is at high risk,” says Jane Meadus, a lawyer with the Toronto-based Advocacy Centre for the Elderly (ACE). “While many patients will do well at home with extra home-care services, there are many who are too sick to be cared for at home.”

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